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Families on the new frontier: Mapping and meeting the growing demand for unconventional schooling

By: Thomas Arnett

The growing popularity of microschools hinges on their ability to understand and address the Jobs to Be Done of the families they serve. This paper provides a strategic playbook for microschool founders to help them understand and then align their programs with families’ “Jobs.”

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5 education innovation trends to watch in 2025

HBCUs and the potential for disruptive AI innovation

Guidance on higher ed revenue sharing may be safer than many assume

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Zero-inflation health care: A national strategy for unlocking and scaling insurance innovation

By: Ann Somers Hogg

Health care costs are out of control. National health care spending has grown from 9% to almost 20% of the US economy since 1980, consistently growing significantly faster than gross domestic product (GDP). Poor quality and suboptimal care regularly account for at least 35% of care and up to 50% of total medical spend. This…

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3 health care predictions for 2025: As a health care insider, it’s time for your “A-game”

Theory predicts the future. Can it sway RFK, Jr.’s approach to vaccines?

The health benefits of hiring gratitude in “little” ways

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Accelerating the adoption of solar energy in Nigeria: A market-creation strategy

By: Efosa Ojomo, Sandy Sanchez

Why has Nigeria’s solar market not grown faster—and how can it be accelerated? To answer these two questions, we have taken a different approach and have analyzed the sector through the lens of market creation.

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The latest from our global prosperity researchers:

My one big prediction for 2025 and beyond

Innovative frameworks for women’s entrepreneurship, part 2

Rethinking Africa’s Infrastructure Gap: Innovation Ecosystems as the Key to Sustainable Growth

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Global Prosperity

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The Christensen Institute’s Year in Action: 2024

By: Christensen Institute

Discover how the Clayton Christensen Institute has made an impact in healthcare, education, and global development in 2024, how it’s expanded it’s community, and its upcoming research for 2025.

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AI and Disruptive Innovation

What does Disruptive Innovation Theory have to say about AI?

Stewardship in AI: Our new series helps see into the future

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Meet our researchers and unpack the emerging research topics we are covering — from autonomous vehicles to online lending.

Emerging Research

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